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3051. The Ministry of Refreshing

2 Timothy 1:1-2:13

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Various Authors

... . "I was thirsty and you gave me drink." I love the person who that day ran and did that for my dying Lord. The Bible reminds us constantly that God has all along been using spiritual water carriers in the ministry of refreshment, from the ... those who wait upon him. The connection with the service of communion is clear. By the sacrifice he made of himself Jesus - our Servant Lord who taught us that whoever would be great among us should also be a servant - Jesus has transformed this cup into a sacrament of ...

3052. Epiphany 7

Matthew 5:43-48, Matthew 5:38-42, 1 Corinthians 3:1-23, Leviticus 19:1-37

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... but that won't work. God knows the thoughts of even the wisest person, "He catches the wise in their craftiness," and "The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile." He concludes with a reminder to all Christians, not simply to the Corinthians, "For ... most of us, that phase too often is life-long in nature. 3. God reserves vengeance for himself; " 'Vengeance is mine,' says the Lord." He does not allow human beings, when they are wronged, to take revenge on others, because he is the only one who is ...

3053. Be Patient and Long Suffering

James 5:7-12

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James Wilson

... lift not our voices to complain. Leader: Instead, let us praise the wonders of God's mercy and grace! All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect O Lord, as we face the temptations of the world around us, help us to endure and to be patient as we wait upon Your return. Help us to bring honor to Your name as Christians. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord, so often we have allowed the circumstances around us to convince us You will not be coming again. We have seen the wicked go unpunished ...

3054. Easter 4

John 10:1-21

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... each other and for God's world, because the Father/Mother God first loved us and invited to love the creation. Pastor: I invite us to keep worshiping in spirit and in truth, knowing that we are new persons in love through Jesus Christ our Lord. Did you hear that? New! Not perfect, sometimes not even nice. But New! Act of Recognizing our Humanness and Receiving New Life Suggestion: Remind the people of the biblical meaning of sin, as alienation, I-centeredness, praying "my will be done," living off-center ...

3055. Proper 6

Matthew 9:35-38

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... the gift of life. It's good to be alive. We know that we are loved infinitely in spite of what we have been or said. That we are to love as we have been loved. You have granted us your own Spirit of love to dwell in us. But Lord, you know how blocked we become. We are hampered in our loving by our judgments, our preconceptions, our selfishness, our pride, and our anxiety. We wait for people to meet our standards. We create images for people to fulfill. We wait for others to make the first move in accepting ...

3056. The Fashioning of Christians

Ezekiel 36:1-38

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... cap; God loves us, whether we own five hundred acres or no hundred acres. The promise of the Covenant is that the redeeming love of God is there for each and every one of us. Whatever our circumstances in life, we are all very precious in the eyes of the Lord. To live under the shadow of God’s wings is to be transformed by the power of the Holy Spirit. The New Covenant, ratified on this triumphant day, is God’s eternal promise to dress us up on the inside - so spiffily - that we will show it all over on ...

3057. "The Return"

Drama

... copy her. There were many times I knew you had work for me, but I chose not to do it, fearing my own safety. All of it, Lord, everything they accused me of, it is all true. Jesus I know it is true - I saw it all. Woman And yet you came to my rescue, ... with me is to go to them. That is where I will be. Let us go together. (Exit. Meet whole group in front of organ.) Bible Lady Lord, then this isn’t your second coming? This isn’t the end of the world? Jesus No, it is not; it is just one more new beginning ...

3058. Security: Deeply Personal

Ezekiel 34:1-31

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... we grope for meaning that brings security. It is hoped, we have learned we do not have to ask, "To what church do you belong?" or "To what denomination do you hold allegiance?" or "Do you subscribe to my version of the faith?" before we allow the Savior and Lord to work among us. Christian unity knows, in its depths, in Christ there is no separation. It is in sin and sins we separate ourselves. "But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near in the blood of Christ. For he is our ...

3059. Turn Out the Lights! The Party's Over!

Daniel 5:1-31

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Bill Bouknight

... St. Paul to the Romans and to us: "There is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus…" (Romans 8:1) How can you be sure that you are forgiven and eternally saved? It is so clear in Romans 10:9—"If you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved." The news came too late to help old King Belshazzar. But, praise God, it’s not too late for us. Thanks to the success a few years ago of the movie "Titanic," the American ...

3060. Paul’s Midnight Ride

Acts 22:30--23:11

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... With singleness of purpose he could say, "This one thing I do ... I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus." The squalor and loneliness of a jail cell in Jerusalem were brightened because the Lord wanted him there and because the Lord was there with him. Now the purpose of the whole matter became clear. From this point on the Romans would be God’s instruments to bring him to the fulfillment of his mission. The next step came quickly. Luke’s account gives us some ...

3061. "Sneak Up On ‘Em!"

Acts 17:16-34

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Barbara Brokhoff

... dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their habitation, so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us; for in Him we ... t do that, and I can’t either! This is not my choice but his. I cannot put Christ on the throne of my heart as one Lord among many other gods, I can only say that I am his, that I belong, body and soul, in life and in death, not to myself, but ...

3062. The Triune God

Matthew 28:16-20

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Dennis Kastens

... Testament Gospels where we read in Matthew 28:19: "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost." Again in St. Paul’s writings, we read in 2 Corinthians 13:15: "The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God (the Father) and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all." Also in the General Epistles, in 1 Peter 1:1, 2, we note: Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To the exiles of the Dispersion ... chosen ... by God the ...

3063. The Danger of Being Religious

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

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John R. Brokhoff

... . True religion, according to our text, is a personal religion. A Truthful Religion According to God’s Word in our text, a true religion is a truthful religion. Listen again to our text: "And no longer shall each man teach his neighbor and each his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest." In this new religion of God’s, every person will know the truth of God for and by himself. It will not be a truth learned by rote, nothing you get in a ...

3064. Claim Your Ministry

Matthew 20:20-28

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Robert Bachelder

... first." A couple of minutes later, the voice went on: "Why do you hesitate, Martin, to believe me? I am Christ." Martin replied: "The Lord Jesus did not foretell that he would come in purple and crowned in gold. I will not believe that Christ is come unless I ... been a hard saying for James and John, and it is no easier for us. Even in the Church there are people who try to lord it over others in a way that Jesus never did. Indeed within our churches we often find such patterns of dominance and submission to ...

3065. A Tale to be Told

Matthew 23:1-39

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George Bass

... mouth, "Welcome to heaven." Only two of the class had caught the biblical representation of heaven as another "world" where Christ reigned as Lord of all and welcomed those who believe in him into the realm where life never ends. Stephen must have influenced them as they ... on the fortieth day after the resurrection. He could face death in any form - no matter how painful it might be - because the Lord who had been killed by the same Jews and the Romans was alive. And he knew that he would live also - after his ...

3066. Telling the Right Story

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

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George Bass

... he saw them for what they are, the heart of the Christian gospel. Mark didn’t want anyone to miss the deeper meanings of Jesus’ story or to misunderstand his mission as the Son of God here on earth. As much as he possibly could, he allowed the Lord to speak to himself, especially to the disciples who were so slow in understanding what he was saying and accepting him and his God-given mission. It is almost as though he were saying, "This is the story of Jesus - believe, believe! And you will be delivered ...

3067. Call Him a Story Teller

Luke 1:1-4

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George Bass

... joy in believing; nor one more certain that our lives run from God, in God, to God again!" Could it have been anything like that with St. Luke? Whatever the circumstances of his death, I believe it is reasonable to assume that he died entrusting his life to the Lord - and, therefore, in peace. That’s the way his story should have ended and, perhaps, ours will, too, as we come to love the story - the gospel - that is Luke’s legacy to all of us and learn to live - and die - with the one the story is about ...

3068. Repent Before the Light

Matthew 4:23-25, Matthew 4:18-22, Matthew 4:12-17

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James Wilson

... has given us a blessed Light. Leader: Then let us all proclaim again our faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect O God, You have called us each to repentance that we might turn away from the darkness and receive Your Holy Light. In Your infinite mercy and grace, Lord, You offer us life. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord, too often when we have heard Your Good News we have hardened our hearts and heard only what we wanted to hear. We would not hear Your ...

3069. Discerning the Way of God

1 Corinthians 2:6-16

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Hubert Beck

... . Life is no longer subject to sin even though sin nags mercilessly at our heels right to our dying moment. To hold firmly to the Lord of Life who gave himself into death, however, is to have Life as a viable alternative. That is what we mean by the word "faith," ... wise," for in the eyes of the biblical writers "wisdom" is to submit life to the Author of Life. "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; a good understanding have all those who practice it." (Psalm 111:10) Wisdom does not begin with ...

3070. The Holiness Of The Christian Walk

Matthew 5:43-48, Matthew 5:38-42

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James Wilson

... . Leader: Then let us give praise for in Christ we have known God's Love. All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect O God, You have called us to walk in ways very different from the world around us. Grant us the strength and the courage, Lord, to be different in a world that values conformity. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord, so often as we have struggled in life we have failed to see Your mercy and grace around us. Instead too often we have tried to think of ourselves as being worthy ...

3071. Through Christ We Have Salvation

Romans 5:12-21

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James Wilson

... lost in sin and cried out to God for a Savior. Leader: And God heard our pleas and in Jesus Christ we have our salvation. People: So let us sing and give praise to Almighty God! Leader: And let us walk in the ways of the Lord forever! All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect O God, in Christ You blessed us with Your gift of Salvation. Wound us, Lord, where we need to be wounded and heal us where we are not whole, but in all things lead us in Your ways. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer Of Confession ...

3072. WE HAVE GREAT POTENTIAL

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John H. Krahn

... on his deathbed, a courtly woman comes to his side. She has a beautiful mantilla which covers her modestly. She kneels beside him and says, "My lord, my lord." Through a haze he looks at her and asks, "Who are you?" "My lord, look, don’t you remember? Try to remember, my lord. You sang the song, remember ... to dream the impossible dream, to fight the unbeatablc foe. My lord you gave me a new name. You called me your lady." And through eyes clouded with death he recognizes her and says, "Dulcinea," and he ...

3073. JUNK FOR JESUS

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John H. Krahn

... our lives over to God for his use is to, in effect, offer junk for Jesus. Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a Christian martyr during the Second World War, says it so poignantly, "When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die." Turn your life over to the Lord. Die to self, in order to live for God. God wants our lives, our unqualified yes. Compared to that, all else seems like junk - having some value but far from what God wants. Respond positively to Christ today and then follow his command to, "Feed my sheep."

3074. DOING CHRISTIANITY

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John H. Krahn

... said, "If there is something you own that you can’t give away, then you don’t own it, it owns you." What owns you? What makes you tick? What is important enough in life to keep us awake at night thinking about it? If we call Jesus Christ our Lord and really mean it, he must be number one in our life. God’s revealed truth in Christ must be the one thing that owns us. We must constantly desire to get really close to Jesus. And in our quest, our Bible must wind up with fingerprints all over it ...

3075. Christ To The Nations

John 4:5-42

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James Wilson

... and worship. People: But some are not like we are. Is God's house open also to them? Leader: In Christ there is no Gentile or Jew, only those who love the Lord. People: But some are not like us, can they know Christ as we do? Leader: Give praise to the Lord God above, for all who love Christ are as one. All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect O God, in Your infinite wisdom You have opened Your house to all peoples in every land who have come to love and serve Christ. Help us, God, to share the ...

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